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Nielsen and Twitter Establish Social TV Rating — Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy, and Twitter today announced an exclusive multi-year agreement to create the “Nielsen Twitter TV Rating” for the US market.

Introducing the Pi Store — We've been amazed by the variety of software that people have written for, or ported to, the Raspberry Pi. Today, together with our friends at IndieCity and Velocix, we're launching the Pi Store to make it easier for developers of all ages to share their games …

HTC Said to Halt Larger Windows Phone on Display Resolution — HTC Corp. (2498) scrapped plans to produce a large-screen smartphone using Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s operating system because the screen would have had lower resolution than competing models, according to a person familiar with the project.

Facebook to Launch Its Own Snapchat Competitor App — Facebook is currently testing its own built-in-house version of a “Snapchat-like” application, a messaging app that allows users to send impermanent photo messages to one another, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Google Maps for iOS downloaded 10M times in under 48 hours — Google's Jeff Huber has just announced via Google+ that Google Maps for iOS was downloaded 10 million times in under 48 hours from its release last week. — “We're excited for the positive reception of Google Maps for iPhone around the world,” writes Huber.

Microsoft urged to ditch Windows brand by Dell — Top Dell executives warned Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer against sticking with the Windows brand for its new tablet operating system Reuters — A top Dell executive warned Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer not to call its new tablet operating system …

The Making of Fastbook: An HTML5 Love Story — When we started what became Sencha, we made a bet on the web: a bet that modern application development didn't need anything except the browser, a great set of frameworks and a great set of tools. With those three weapons in hand …

What Instagram's New Terms of Service Mean for You — Instagram released an updated version of its privacy policy and terms of service on Monday, and they include lengthy stipulations on how photographs uploaded by users may be used by Instagram and its parent company, Facebook.

Have Apple's iPhone and iPad saturated the U.S. market? — A new Morgan Stanley survey suggests there is still room to grow — FORTUNE — “Despite concerns to the contrary,” writes Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty reporting the results of a proprietary survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers, “iPhone and iPad demand remain strong.

U.S. Mobile-Ad Sales Expected to Nearly Triple This Year — Advertisers are warming up to mobile advertising faster than expected, according to a new report released on Monday by eMarketer. — The research firm says it now expects U.S. mobile advertising to nearly triple this year to more than $4 billion …

Whitman: One Write-Off Too Far — Meg Whitman's efforts to turn HP around follow a proven script. But, in her efforts to frame future results against a background of past misdeeds, she might have gone one excuse too far and engaged in a potentially embarrassing fight against Mike Lynch, Autonomy's founder.